Novel Additive Manufacturing Pneumatic Actuators and Mechanisms for Food Handling Grippers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Grippers for Handling Food: Design Requirements
3. Additive Manufacturing Pneumatic Actuators
3.1. Classification of AM Actuators Based on Kind of Motion
3.1.1. AM Actuator with Linear Motion
3.1.2. AM Actuator with Rotation and Linear Motion
3.1.3. AM Actuator with Double Effect
Internal Chamber Pressure | External Chamber Pressure | Displacement |
---|---|---|
Atmospheric | 0.4 MPa | A |
Atmospheric | Atmospheric | B |
0.4 MPa | Atmospheric | C |
3.2. AM for Compliant Mechanisms
3.3. AM for the Design of Pneumatic Robot Grippers
4. Results and Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Blanes, C.; Mellado, M.; Beltran, P. Novel Additive Manufacturing Pneumatic Actuators and Mechanisms for Food Handling Grippers. Actuators 2014, 3, 205-225. https://doi.org/10.3390/act3030205
Blanes C, Mellado M, Beltran P. Novel Additive Manufacturing Pneumatic Actuators and Mechanisms for Food Handling Grippers. Actuators. 2014; 3(3):205-225. https://doi.org/10.3390/act3030205
Chicago/Turabian StyleBlanes, Carlos, Martín Mellado, and Pablo Beltran. 2014. "Novel Additive Manufacturing Pneumatic Actuators and Mechanisms for Food Handling Grippers" Actuators 3, no. 3: 205-225. https://doi.org/10.3390/act3030205
APA StyleBlanes, C., Mellado, M., & Beltran, P. (2014). Novel Additive Manufacturing Pneumatic Actuators and Mechanisms for Food Handling Grippers. Actuators, 3(3), 205-225. https://doi.org/10.3390/act3030205